Driver kills self during traffic stop, another body found in trunk, police say

Maine State Police investigate the scene where they say a driver killed himself after getting pulled over at a traffic stop.
(WGME/WGME.com)

Police in Maine are investigating two deaths Friday after a driver shot himself the day before during a traffic stop and then police found a second body inside the trunk of his vehicle.

The traffic stop occurred Thursday afternoon along Interstate 295 in Gardiner, about 49 miles northeast of Portland.

“The operator, a man, immediately got of the vehicle and shot himself resulting in his death,” Maine State Police said in a statement. “While conducting the investigation a body was located in the trunk.”

Police did not disclose any details about the identities of both people, but said there is “no ongoing threat to the public.”